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🚀 Exciting insights from our CEO, Erwin Böttinger, and Antonio Gambardella , Director of Fongit about Translating Research to impact lives at the BioAlps Networking Day at Campus Biotech in Geneva! 🌐   Here's a sneak peek into the key takeaways:   1️⃣ Translational Success Recipe: Know the Process! Entrepreneurs need to understand that knowing the translational process is key to succeed. A full ecosystem of resources exist to support entrepreneurs.   2️⃣ Start-up Studios: entities such as the Wyss Center & Fongit provide the necessary resources to help mature and de-risk technologies to drive commercialization through the creation of start-ups.   3️⃣ Building Bridges: Creating bridges between research communities and entrepreneurs is key to increase knowledge. Campus Biotech is the place to foster communities of future entrepreneurs – where they can exchange and learn from others.   4️⃣ Tech Transfer: Tech Transfer Offices (TTOs) in universities need to become active agents of innovation and promote connectivity. Marketing technologies, engaging with investors, and amplifying interactions with economic promotion entities are the catalysts for bringing groundbreaking solutions to the market.   Let's continue the conversation and foster innovation together! 💡 Thank you BioAlps - Swiss Health Valley for organizing such an inspiring event. Thank you Antoine Geissbuhler for the moderation and Antonio and Erwin for sharing the stage. 🌐 Discover more about the Wyss Center and the projects we support 👉https://wysscenter.ch/ #BioAlpsNetworking #fongit #InnovationJourney #WyssCenter #lifesciences✨

Moving scientific discoveries to patients requires the expertise and support of many groups. At “Innovating for Cures,” a recent event held at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, innovators, philanthropists and venture capital investors shared their thoughts on accelerating biomedical research advances to people with significant unmet medical needs. Benjamin Patz, managing partner of DeepWork Capital, manager of the #FloridaOpportunityFund, shared some encouraging statistics: 38,000 tech companies and more than 120 billion-dollar companies are based in #florida . Florida ranks fourth in the United States for total #technologyjobs , with over 440,000. Florida was also No. 1 in the nation in both 2021 and 2022 for new technology businesses established. Today, Florida universities invest more than $1.4 billion annually in life-science R&D, he noted. “We believe there’s an opportunity to invest here in Florida,” Patz said. The event was jointly sponsored by The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology; UF Innovate | Accelerate, the University of Florida’s technology licensing arm; and DeepWork Capital, a venture capital group that manages the Florida Opportunity Fund. FloridaCommerce Read more about the event: https://lnkd.in/grQgBzf3 Would you like to be on the mailing list for future events? Sign up for our newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gwV-5WwC

The LifeSciences@Work Venture Challenge Fall 2023 winner will be announce in the closing programme of the Dutch Life Sciences conference on December 7. Startup companies and young companies form the seeds and the future of the Dutch life sciences landscape. The LifeSciences@Work Venture Challenge helps researchers in the life sciences to turn their research into a viable product or service that helps patients, physicians or other researchers. It is a 10-week programme to develop an initial idea – a breakthrough research result – into a solid business case. The participants of the Venture Challenge Fall 2023 edition get the honour to pitch their invention at the DLSC. We understand that it is very hard to wait to get to know the teams! Therefore, we’re giving you a sneak peek:  https://lnkd.in/e2MAGqn5 Register now for the final tickets of the Dutch Life Sciences Conference on 7 December 2023, in Leiden >>https://lnkd.in/gDRMcDA The Dutch Life Sciences Conference is powered by Health~Holland.

Why are strategic partnerships critical for life science innovation? Strategic partnerships between life science startups and large corporations are becoming increasingly vital for accelerating innovation and bringing new therapies to market. These collaborations provide a symbiotic relationship where startups gain access to resources, expertise, and infrastructure, while large companies tap into cutting-edge research and innovative ideas. Learn more about why strategic partnerships are critical for life science innovation > https://hubs.ly/Q02GhYhp0

I was invited to speak today as #keynote panelist at Future Labs Live Basel and share my thoughts as #investor on ‚„How do we create a synergised lab community at the forefront of science, innovation and digital technology?“ my fellow panelists included Vincent R. (moderator, CSEM )(euRobotics aisbl) Zisis Kozlakidis (World Health Organization) Dr. Bernd Liepert and Thomas Bauernhansl (Technologiemanagement am Fraunhofer IPT). What did I share with panel and audience: 1) collaboration and multidisciplinary approach is key to realize innovative idea 2) academia to provide holistic training to scientists to become entrepreneurs, taking the risk founding a start up 3) public-private partnership and funding is key to finance basic research and support spin-off from university to generate first data to enable financing round with private investors 4) European investors are rather risk averse which on one hand leads to good investment and higher return of investment than other territories investors but this means huge challenge for European start ups to access financing 5) need for collaboration between industry and regulators to develop pragmatic legislation while ensuring patients safety at highest priority to also support innovation and not unrealistic burden for start ups 6) increase cooperation between big corporates and start ups to accelerate innovation and time to market 7) encourage people, especially those with Know-how in the field to consider also direct investment where they can also support start ups with Know-how 8) and finally what is in my heart to increase significantly the number of women in venture capital firms as well as private investors to change current situation where female founders hardly get financing from investors We need diversity in all aspects to solve the today and tomorrow problems Thanks very much to Ellie Whitehead for organizing this very interesting event and Vincent R. for excellent moderation and my fellow panelists for stimulating discussions #start-ups #innovation #collaboration #meaningful investment #multi-disciplinary #female founders #public-private partnership #Innosuisse #sustanability

Digital panel discussion about transfer from academic research into business in the life sciences. 🧬🧫🧑🔬 Join and gain expert insights!💡

This video is just a peek into the extraordinary hard work that has been put in over the past few months from everyone involved - especially by the 11 companies who completed the Founders at the University of Cambridge Start 1.0 Accelerator Programme. We're so proud of this initiative, and we can't wait to see where it takes our founders, and us, next. #Innovation #Founders #UniversityOfCambridge #Investors #DemoDay

Exciting News: Our Team Wins Proteus Innovation Competition with University of Waterloo's Bacteria-Responsive Drug Release Platform Technology! I'm thrilled to announce that our team, consisting of Owen Gromek, Rahul Patel, Omar Baroudi and myself has emerged victorious in the highly competitive Proteus Innovation Competition, in partnership with WORLDiscoveries, Western University's Tech Transfer Office. Our journey with this competition has been nothing short of transformative, and winning with the University of Waterloo's groundbreaking technology marks a significant milestone in our pursuit of innovation and impact. The Proteus Innovation Competition challenged us to create a viable commercialization strategy for promising technologies, and we seized the opportunity to collaborate with the University of Waterloo on their cutting-edge Bacteria-Responsive Drug Release Platform for Food Packaging. This innovative solution addresses a critical need in the food industry, where spoilage and waste due to bacterial contamination remain significant challenges. The University of Waterloo's technology offers a novel approach to food packaging by utilizing a smart bacteria-responsive platform that releases antimicrobial agents only in the presence of specific bacteria. This groundbreaking technology has the potential to revolutionize food packaging, prolong shelf-life, and reduce food spoilage, thereby promoting food sustainability and reducing the need for harmful preservatives. I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to the University of Waterloo, particularly to Principal Investigator Emmanuel Ho, Ph.D. and his research group, for their innovative work and collaboration on this groundbreaking technology. Their expertise and dedication have been instrumental in our success, and I'm incredibly proud to have partnered with such a visionary team. I also want to thank WORLDiscoveries, Western University's Tech Transfer Office for organizing this prestigious competition and providing us with the platform to showcase our ideas and innovations. Your support and guidance have been invaluable, and we are deeply grateful for the opportunity to participate in this transformative experience. #ProteusInnovationCompetition #WORLDiscoveries #UniversityOfWaterloo #Innovation #FoodPackaging #BacteriaResponsiveTechnology #Sustainability #Gratitude

Uncover the Secrets of Success in Life Science Business! 🦠🙌 Join our "Innovaud Connect" conference to explore Intellectual Property, optimal strategies, and investor expectations 💡 ⌚ Wednesday, October 4, 5 - 7:30pm 📍 Innovaud, World Trade Center, Lausanne Engage with top-tier experts, including IP attorneys specialized in Life Science, seasoned Life Science startups, and visionary investors. After the enlightening sessions, network with peers and leave with a fortified IP strategy 💪 Don't miss this opportunity to strengthen your Life Science business 👇 #VDTech #SwissTech #LifeSciences #event #InnovaudConnect

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